The Guillotines

The Guillotines 2012

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In the time of the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor Yongzheng created a secret army known as the Guillotines. It was the job of the Guillotines to protect the Emperor by killing anyone who posed a threat to him or his rule. After 348 successful missions to eliminate their target, the 349th assignment proves to be their last.

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4.23 Intermediate Director Andrew Lau Wai-Keung 🍅 14%

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cún to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive HSK 3
xiāng each other; mutually; mutual HSK 3
lǐng neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc HSK 3
fèi to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses HSK 3
forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once HSK 3
退 退 tuì to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline HSK 3
cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known HSK 3
tíng zhǐ to stop; to halt; to cease HSK 3
dùn to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal HSK 3
gài roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea HSK 3
duì shǒu opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match HSK 3
hài to be afraid; to be scared HSK 3
weapon; arms HSK 3
zhuā zhù to grab hold of; to capture HSK 3
měi hǎo beautiful; fine HSK 3
chuàng zào to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record) HSK 3
niang girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) HSK 3
dài to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon HSK 3
shòu shāng to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed HSK 3
chéng yuán member HSK 3
fǎn duì to oppose; to be against; to object to HSK 3
zhí value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty HSK 3
to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc) HSK 3
chuán to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity) HSK 3
zhí dào until HSK 3
Dāo surname Dao HSK 3
shàng miàn on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] HSK 3
diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek HSK 3
jiù to save; to assist; to rescue HSK 3
jiàn to establish; to set up; to found HSK 3
qún group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc HSK 3
duì fāng the other person; the other side; the other party HSK 3
niú ox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛顿); (slang) awesome HSK 3
lái since (a previous event) HSK 3
běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course HSK 3
guà to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried or concerned; to make a phone call (dialect); to register or record; classifier for sets or clusters of objects; (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) HSK 3
jǐn barely; only; merely HSK 3
shǔ to be classified as; to belong to; to be part of HSK 3
each; every HSK 3
xùn liàn to train; to drill; training HSK 3
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation HSK 3
shī to lose HSK 3
rán nature; natural; naturally HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
chéng city walls; city; town HSK 3
to be in charge of; to take responsibility for; to be to blame; conscientious HSK 3
jīn gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 HSK 3
qīn father; also pr. [fù qin] HSK 3
guāng light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered HSK 3
zhuā to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch HSK 3